[quote="BlueRose"]No more Cliff bars for me, I hear child labor is involved now

Pretty harsch accusation. Do you have anything to back this up, other than hearsay? Writing stuff like this on a public internet forum can have quite nasty legal consequences, if not for you so for VF.

If it's only hearsay with no substantial evidence behind it, don't you think it's a bad idea to slander a company that clearly serves the vegan community?

This was posted by Herbivore Clothing on Facebook, it's been making the rounds. If I had access to Facebook I'd have the specific links, you'll have to wait until I'm no longer at work so I have access to it. YES, it's a harsh accusation but you know what...are you honestly surprised.

[quote]We at Food Empowerment Project have long enjoyed the products from Clif Bar & Company, including energy bars that contain chocolate. But when we asked Clif last year, “From which countries do you get cocoa beans?” they refused to tell us.

This is hardly damning evidence that they condone or use child labour. The issue is about transparency and not child labour, don't get it twisted.

[quote="baldy"][quote]We at Food Empowerment Project have long enjoyed the products from Clif Bar & Company, including energy bars that contain chocolate. But when we asked Clif last year, “From which countries do you get cocoa beans?” they refused to tell us.

This is hardly damning evidence that they condone or use child labour. The issue is about transparency and not child labour, don't get it twisted.

When I hear of a place that isn't telling me where it's getting x ingredient and it's unclear as to whether or not it's animal derived or not, vegans will definitely get their panties into a twist and boycott until they correct it because until then, a refusal to state from where DOES look damned fishy.